gape
verb (used without object)
to stare with open mouth, as in wonder.
gaped
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past participleof gape.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof gape.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
gapeverb (used without object)to stare with open mouth, as in wonder.
Example Sentences
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Customers have gaped at his portion sizes, he said—one woman ordered a plate of nachos and consumed roughly four bites.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
Far out in the desert, the researchers gaped at the six-foot-long femur, the jaw, teeth, and base of the crest.
From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026
Anyone who has ever gaped through a gym’s plate-glass window or nodded off to a late-night infomercial has become familiar with the contraptions.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2023
I haven’t gaped at, shuddered through, turned away from or wincingly crossed my legs during a better movie this year than “De Humani Corporis Fabrica.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2023
Ron gaped at him, but Hermione said sadly, “I knew you were going to say that. But then what will you do?”
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
